CarbsAndCylinders
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Tune-A-Fish© said:
I had a Cortina with the same OHC engine and it actually moved out pretty good for a little 4-banger.
"Cafe Racer" such a loose term! Craigslist "Gem" of the week!
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I had a Cortina with the same OHC engine and it actually moved out pretty good for a little 4-banger.
ApriliaBill
Yeah...I'm old school.
teazer said:
When I was a kid, we lived on a dead end street and all the local street racers would test on our street. A friend of mine brought his 351 swapped Pinto. Some how in the middle of a monster burnout, the front of the driveshaft dropped, dug into the street and shot out the back window. Sounded like a cannon going off. But yeah, V8 Pinto's can be a beast....
Tune-A-Fish
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Re: "Cafe Racer" such a loose term! Craigslist "Gem" of the week!
If I can swing it, I would keep the paint just light wet sand and clear... then the rest comes apart, driveline, suspension, brakes and interior all get restomod treatment the pony car world has all kinds of handling stuff and the motor gets the DOHC treatment, bench built header and side draft Webbers lots of motor kits from the crank up... likely a two year project to pay for it but in the end a daily driver with heat and A/C
This setup looks the business
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If I can swing it, I would keep the paint just light wet sand and clear... then the rest comes apart, driveline, suspension, brakes and interior all get restomod treatment the pony car world has all kinds of handling stuff and the motor gets the DOHC treatment, bench built header and side draft Webbers lots of motor kits from the crank up... likely a two year project to pay for it but in the end a daily driver with heat and A/C
This setup looks the business
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CarbsAndCylinders
Careful With That Axe Eugene
Re: "Cafe Racer" such a loose term! Craigslist "Gem" of the week!
Is that a Cosworth head?
Tune-A-Fish© said:If I can swing it, I would keep the paint just light wet sand and clear... then the rest comes apart, driveline, suspension, brakes and interior all get restomod treatment the pony car world has all kinds of handling stuff and the motor gets the DOHC treatment, bench built header and side draft Webbers lots of motor kits from the crank up... likely a two year project to pay for it but in the end a daily driver with heat and A/C
This setup looks the business
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Is that a Cosworth head?
Re: "Cafe Racer" such a loose term! Craigslist "Gem" of the week!
Here is a pinto motor if anyone is interested I it lol it has a roadster attached. Honestly though, I'm keeping the roadster but the motor is for sale
Here is a pinto motor if anyone is interested I it lol it has a roadster attached. Honestly though, I'm keeping the roadster but the motor is for sale
CarbsAndCylinders
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A friend of mine had a Dutton with a Pinto engine, it was a blast!
Tune-A-Fish
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Re: "Cafe Racer" such a loose term! Craigslist "Gem" of the week!
Not sure, but the DOHC heads from ford and mazda 2.3 to 2001 will bolt on, cranks and pistons from same (not all) are bolt on also... lots of build options from budget to empty bank build... you can make 230HP with a grand less exhaust and aspiration choices, couple that with a five speed trans and you have a neat street DD in the werks
CrabsAndCylinders said:
Not sure, but the DOHC heads from ford and mazda 2.3 to 2001 will bolt on, cranks and pistons from same (not all) are bolt on also... lots of build options from budget to empty bank build... you can make 230HP with a grand less exhaust and aspiration choices, couple that with a five speed trans and you have a neat street DD in the werks
Tune-A-Fish
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Seems ford is offering a 2.3 turbo Mustang fasback now ???
julian.allard66
Been Around the Block
Re: "Cafe Racer" such a loose term! Craigslist "Gem" of the week!
Ford Zetec engine was designed by Cosworth and looks like half a DFV.
2.3 Mustang is nearly as powerful as the 5.0 sold in the UK and uses a lot less fuel.
Looks like a Sierra Cosworth engine if so yes the head is Cosworth.CrabsAndCylinders said:
Ford Zetec engine was designed by Cosworth and looks like half a DFV.
2.3 Mustang is nearly as powerful as the 5.0 sold in the UK and uses a lot less fuel.
julian.allard66
Been Around the Block
Re: "Cafe Racer" such a loose term! Craigslist "Gem" of the week!
This mode Mustang is available in right hand drive and is selling well in the UK, I see more 2.3s than 5.0s.
This mode Mustang is available in right hand drive and is selling well in the UK, I see more 2.3s than 5.0s.
Barnburner
Coast to Coast
Re: "Cafe Racer" such a loose term! Craigslist "Gem" of the week!
86 XL motor in a 1984 Honda XL250R
https://www.garagecompany.com/bikes/japanese/1984_Honda_XL883/1984_Honda_XL883.html
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86 XL motor in a 1984 Honda XL250R
https://www.garagecompany.com/bikes/japanese/1984_Honda_XL883/1984_Honda_XL883.html
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thats awesome the tank alone is art and the fit and finish is beyon reproach
but it has a lot of things wrong with it you can see it was designed around the seat looking stock and in the stock position in reference to the rear half of the xl frame
but all the stretch is done forward and having those footpegs that far forward of the seat just makes it totally unridable unless the rider is up on the pegs ,really it probably can handle a dirt road if the rider is standing on the pegs but that's all
i could get into how difficult the from sitting to standing transition would be butteye won't ...sitting down feet forward its a long ass reach to the bars...you gonna need crazy long arms to not be locked out at the elbows you cant ride a motorcycle like that :-X :-\ im suprised it came out of yoshi's shop ,sad but true it's just a showpiece :'(
BarnBurner said:86 XL motor in a 1984 Honda XL250R
https://www.garagecompany.com/bikes/japanese/1984_Honda_XL883/1984_Honda_XL883.html
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thats awesome the tank alone is art and the fit and finish is beyon reproach
but it has a lot of things wrong with it you can see it was designed around the seat looking stock and in the stock position in reference to the rear half of the xl frame
but all the stretch is done forward and having those footpegs that far forward of the seat just makes it totally unridable unless the rider is up on the pegs ,really it probably can handle a dirt road if the rider is standing on the pegs but that's all
i could get into how difficult the from sitting to standing transition would be butteye won't ...sitting down feet forward its a long ass reach to the bars...you gonna need crazy long arms to not be locked out at the elbows you cant ride a motorcycle like that :-X :-\ im suprised it came out of yoshi's shop ,sad but true it's just a showpiece :'(
ApriliaBill
Yeah...I'm old school.
Let's strap a rolling meat slicer to your balls and go riding.... http://www.ebay.com/itm/1967-Custom-Built-Motorcycles-Pro-Street-/201743689926?forcerrptr=true&hash=item2ef8dc68c6:g:ZxIAAOSw5cNYSXxs&item=201743689926
Tune-A-Fish
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Jesus a lot of time and money went into that POS but it is a show stopper :-*
